Investing Team
 
John  Burton
Managing General Partner
Richard  Erickson
General Partner
Barry  Goldsmith
General Partner
Conor  Mullett
General Partner
James  Socas
General Partner
Carter  Griffin
Partner
Tim  Meyers
Venture Partner
Ira  Cohen
Venture Partner & CFO
Jon  Seeber
Associate
Arie  Abecassis
Vice President, Head of Business Development
Jonathan  Chin
Analyst

Operational Team
 
Greg  Olear
Vice President, Finance
Linda  Maddox
Manager, Investor Communications
Kevin  Reilly
Senior Fund Accountant
Robin  Dvorak
Marketing Director






Leadership Team


Experienced Entrepreneurs and Investors:  A Great Combination

The UpdataTM venture capital team comprises investors and operators averaging over 20 years of experience in the information technology and private equity industries. We have founded, built, managed and invested in a broad category of technology companies and, as a result, have been through a significant number of investment and growth cycles, giving us a valuable perspective into the technology investment life cycle.

As experienced entrepreneurs and investors, we are able to understand the business challenges faced by today's entrepreneurs and recognize that companies are evolving organizations.  We work closely with the management of our portfolio companies through active roles on their boards of directors and are most often the lead or co-lead investor.  Updata Partners has a long-term perspective, advising entrepreneurs through every aspect of expansion and through exits such as mergers, acquisitions and IPOs.